{"id":37905,"date":"2024-03-31T11:57:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T15:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=37905"},"modified":"2024-03-31T11:57:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T15:57:43","slug":"actors-who-got-their-start-in-horror-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/actors-who-got-their-start-in-horror-movies\/37905\/","title":{"rendered":"Actors who got their start in horror movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-lofgn-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-lofgn-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-49\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1af97971-41e1-41d7-ae24-e3246ed9c0eb\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Before achieving fame in mainstream cinema, some actors began their careers in low-budget horror films. While not all of these actors made their debut in horror, their early roles in cult-classic films like Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street helped propel their careers. These actors have since left their humble beginnings behind and made a name for themselves in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matthew McConaughey, known for his roles in Dallas Buyers Club and The Wolf of Wall Street, had his breakout role in the horror film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. Similarly, Paul Rudd, Marvel\u2019s Ant-Man, made his debut in Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers.<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Arquette, who made her film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, established herself as a final girl in Hollywood. Ren\u00e9e Zellweger, known for Bridget Jones\u2019s Diary and Judy, started her career in horror with Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation alongside McConaughey.<\/li>\n<li>Tom Hanks, a Hollywood icon, began his on-screen journey in He Knows You\u2019re Alone, a slasher film. Jamie Lee Curtis, the original scream queen, made her feature film debut in Halloween and continued to star in several horror films, including The Fog and Prom Night.<\/li>\n<li>Leonardo DiCaprio, before becoming a heartthrob in Titanic, starred in Critters 3, a horror comedy. Johnny Depp, famous for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean, made his debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street with a memorable death scene.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Bacon, known for EE commercials, began his career in Friday the 13th. Jennifer Aniston, famous for her role in Friends, landed her first major film role in Leprechaun, a horror comedy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These actors have proven that a successful career in Hollywood can start from the most unexpected places, including low-budget horror films.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before achieving fame in mainstream cinema, some actors began their careers in low-budget horror films. While not all of these\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":37906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[12336],"class_list":["post-37905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-horror-movies"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}